Aussiecon
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Aussiecon was the WorldCon held in Melbourne, Australia in 1975. This convention was one that gave the Star Trek fandom a big push into seperating itself from the science fiction community. It was also a networking opportunity for Star Trek fans.
According to the National Library of Australia, Aussiecon, the 1975 WorldCon was held in Melbourne. "Diane Marchant of Melbourne, a co-founder of the U.S.-based international Star Trek Welcommittee (designed to aid new fans find fan clubs, fanzines and other information) organised an impromptu Star Trek programme at which some episodes and the blooper reel (a compilation of humorous out-takes) were shown." (NLA) This event would influence Australian Star Trek fannish communities for years to come, leading to the creation of several Star Trek fan clubs, the publishing of numerous fanzines, a number of which would contain slash, and the creation of several conventions which would discuss fan fiction or distribute fan fiction at them.
